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St George's Church

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Chinese Mugwort, Ground-ivy, Oxeye Daisy +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chinese Mugwort, Ground-ivy, Oxeye Daisy +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Burnside CloseWalking route

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Keelman's WayCycling route

Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route929 m

Named routeRef 72Length 929 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 72Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,848 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,848 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit +73

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red KiteMilvus milvus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LapwingVanellus vanellus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CootFulica atra2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Cream-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus +18

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
Oligotricha striataOligotricha striata2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2023

🌿

Plants12 species

spring

2025

Chinese Mugwort · Meadow Crane's-bill · Ground-ivy · Tufted Hair-grass · Oxeye Daisy +7

Chinese MugwortArtemisia verlotiorum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Water AvensGeum rivale
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Red CampionSilene dioica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,848 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit +73

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red KiteMilvus milvus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LapwingVanellus vanellus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CootFulica atra2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Cream-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus +18

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
Oligotricha striataOligotricha striata2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2023

🌿

Plants12 species

spring

2025

Chinese Mugwort · Meadow Crane's-bill · Ground-ivy · Tufted Hair-grass · Oxeye Daisy +7

Chinese MugwortArtemisia verlotiorum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Water AvensGeum rivale
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Red CampionSilene dioica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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